Since 1960
Force and torque measurement for vehicle and component testing Real loads.
Real roads.
Force and torque measured on the vehicle itself, while it is driven.
Wheel force transducers, load cells, slip rings and telemetry that keep measuring on gravel, snow and ice.
Wheel force transducers on a Baja SAE car, Michigan Tech
What do you need to measure?
Ten product families, each built around one measuring problem. Each family page helps you choose the model.
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Wheel force transducers -
Slip ring assemblies -
Load cells -
Wheel instrumentation -
Wireless telemetry -
Signal conditioning -
Torque transducers -
Steering transducers -
Wheel torque transducers -
Fiber-optic systems
Nothing in the range fits your part? We strain gage and calibrate the part itself, so nothing sits in the load path.
Custom transducersThe tests we help run
Our engineers have instrumented wheels, driveshafts, steering columns and suspension links on cars, trucks, tractors and trains.
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Durability testing Road load data at the wheel and on the parts, recorded on the proving ground, to size components and drive the rig. -
Vehicle dynamics Tire forces, side slip angle, steering torque and angle, and wheel speed, recorded during handling maneuvers. -
Powertrain and transmission Half-shaft, propshaft and crankshaft torque, and temperatures on rotating parts, on the road and on the dyno. -
Component testing Forces on suspension links, mounts, seats, hitches and pedals, measured on the part itself in its production position. -
Brake testing Disc and hub temperatures, brake torque, wheel forces and pedal force, measured while the vehicle brakes. -
Crash and impact Impact forces on the barrier and on the seat mountings, measured in three directions. -
Test rigs and dynos Rotating signals in cells full of EMI and high voltage. -
Off-road Wheel and axle loads, PTO torque and power, and hitch forces on trucks, tractors, tracked vehicles and machines.
Precise. Robust. Since 1960.
- Measured at the source
- At the wheel center, on the shaft, in the tie rod. The load you record is the load the vehicle sees.
- Built for hard conditions
- Sealed transducers, slip rings and telemetry that last the whole campaign on snow, ice, salt and off-road. Calibration accredited to ISO/IEC 17025.
- Sixty years of testing behind the range
- Each product answers a problem met on a real test: a signal to get off a spinning wheel, a vehicle you cannot modify, high voltage and electrical noise.
Short of hands for the campaign?
We instrument, we drive, we deliver the data. Your engineers stay on the analysis.
- RentalA calibrated set for the length of the campaign
- Strain gage servicesYour parts gaged and calibrated
- Vehicle instrumentationThe vehicle prepared for the test
- Road load data acquisitionThe whole test, data delivered
Test teams that measure with Michigan Scientific
Preparing a test? Tell us what you need to measure, and on which vehicle.
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